Jeonju Office
(54999) 2F, Jeonju Cine Complex, 22, Jeonjugaeksa 3-gil, Wansan-gu, Jeonju-si, Jeollabuk-do, Republic of Korea
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Seoul Office
(04031) 4F, 16, Yanghwa-ro 15-gil, Mapo-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Jeonju Cine Complex
(54999) 22, Jeonjugaeksa 3-gil, Wansan-gu, Jeonju-si, Jeollabuk-do, Republic of Korea
T. +82 (0)63 231 3377
Director Michael Almereyda names Orson Welles as a primary inspiration for his modern take on Shakespeare´s "Hamlet." "Wells shot his ´Macbeth´ in twenty-one days, describing it as a rough charcoal sketch of the play. I wanted to film Shakespeare with the spirit, roughness and energy. I was hovering around a few possibilities-relatively obscure plays-and I was resisting ´Hamlet.´ It´s too familiar, too obvious, and it´s been filmed forty-three times. T.S. Eliot compared it to the Nona Lisa, something so over-exposed you can hardly stand to look at it." But "Hamlet", both the play and the character, seemed to pursue Almereyda. "I passed highschool kids quoting it on the street. I thought back to my first impressions of the play, remembered its impact and meaning for me, and wondered why all filmed Hamlets have featured middle-aged actors. The part is hugely challenging, but I was convinced a younger person could handle it, fly with it."
(54999) 2F, Jeonju Cine Complex, 22, Jeonjugaeksa 3-gil, Wansan-gu, Jeonju-si, Jeollabuk-do, Republic of Korea
T. +82 (0)63 288 5433 F. +82 (0)63 288 5411
(04031) 4F, 16, Yanghwa-ro 15-gil, Mapo-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea
T. +82 (0)2 2285 0562 F. +82 (0)2 2285 0560
(54999) Jeonju Cine Complex, 22, Jeonjugaeksa 3-gil, Wansan-gu, Jeonju-si, Jeollabuk-do, Republic of Korea
T. +82 (0)63 231 3377